A little labour, much health.
GEORGE HERBERTA little labour, much health.
GEORGE HERBERTEstate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.
GEORGE HERBERTReason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle. [Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.]
GEORGE HERBERTIn thy discourse, if thou desire to please; All such is courteous, useful, new, or wittie: Usefulness comes by labour, wit byease; Courtesie grows in court; news in the citie.
GEORGE HERBERTWith customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
GEORGE HERBERTLittle pitchers have wide eares. [Little pitchers have wide ears.]
GEORGE HERBERTNo profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
GEORGE HERBERTA penny spar’d is twice got.
GEORGE HERBERTAn upbraided morsell never choaked any.
GEORGE HERBERTThere is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse of brain, says the Spaniard.
GEORGE HERBERTGiving is dead, restoring very sicke.
GEORGE HERBERTGod heales, and the Physitian hath the thankes.
GEORGE HERBERTSum up at night what thou hast done by day.
GEORGE HERBERTHee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
GEORGE HERBERTTo seek these things is lost labour; Geese in an oyle pot, fat Hogs among Jews, and Wine in a fishing net.
GEORGE HERBERTNone knows the weight of another’s burden.
GEORGE HERBERT